Novelty cap



Sept. 30, 1952 M. F. ROCKMORE NOVELTY CAP Filed Dec. 27, 1949 INVENTOR. M141? 7' IN fi ROCK/(0K5 ATrOFA EK Patented Sept. 30, 1952 evem 01AM Itocknijore; New Rochelle, N. Y, as

'RockmorG'COmpany, Inc., New York Yl a; corporation-oiNew-Yer ,iirartm signorto oeunty-,-= N

This. inventi n relates, to. an f irti i d beam v V gear having a figure;mounted there'on an'd a' sound-producingjmechanism"ehclosed' within the figure. V u

The principal object of this; invention? i the provision of a hat; cap; or f the having a} figure mounted thereon; and means for producingj sound effects 'contained withinjthejiigure: The figure may constitute a representationoi a head of anaturalbeinglsuch asianjanimaljor may constitute a: caricature of an animalaand especially of theianimalshead'l- The figure need not simulate the head of a natural jjb'eing; real or caricaturedj and it"may he;utilizecl to'produce Q any desired decorativeleffect; It"'i's .important, howeven'that whatever 'figure'isxused for the pur pose, it must be adapte'dto 'enclose-asound=pro= ducing mechanism. preferably a wind or" reed meehanismwhichis actuatedby'meansof a rubber-bulb. The rubber'fbulb' serves a dual" function: when" compressed-andreleased: itproduces' a current'ofairwhich passes through the 'sound producingmechanismto actuateithesame, anditj also'con'stitutes the fillerwhichfillsnut'the flgure' to give it a somewhatixmore 'lifeelike or "realistic appearance. v I I g The souncl producingmechanismmay be :of any conventional type" and the'sounds which it" produces may; if desired; b1e=l eyed*'to the specifictype of. figure inwhich"the1soundeproducing,"

mechanism happens to lie-mounted; I For: ex ample, if-'-th'e figure happens to represent the head ofa" duck; the soun'drpro'ducin gmechanism-may be of a type which produces'a; quacking sound; Should the figure happen to representthehead of'a dog, the sound producing mechanism may 'be such aswould' produce'a barking-sound; 'But" the soundfneed not be keyed'to thefigure, and a whistling mechanism may, for example; be incorporated' intoa figure simulating an egg; per-- 'haps painted to represent Humpty- Dumpty-.-

The present invention is applicable to all forms of headgear,- but-it'isnaturally peculiarly suited for use in connection with headgear for children. This invention may be appliedto conventional hats Or to caps, .with or withoutbrims or visors,

and all other forms of headgear.

An important object of this invention is the provision of an article of headgear which includes a figure and a noisemaker; as above described,

2% materialofwhic the-body st apartjth "e belemployed n a single "hat so that cloth maybe usedjtoiforrnjohe par v ofthe body of the cap andsheetplastics-maybe seei zsror' other Fart ofthe b'o'dyiiof the; 02.10.; .Where 0 6m; is us'e'clfitj will probably be foundclesir'abl'ef tofattachthe. several .pait's f the; body i ffthe cap? to gether bynmeansjofjstitches. einnt or be stitche andcemenu' where plastics; ,used may, be fouiiddesirable to fastenithefseveralipa. o'ij'the bodyjoi the aawgem by welding. .orh'atji sealing, or the like.

Preferred forms. of this invention are shown in theacco'mp'anyin'gdrawing;iiiwhich Fig. 1 is a'view of 'a'b'oy and a wear g caps. made in accordance withftwd io'rm ofith'e" present invention. f I if t Fig. 2 isaside view of one of'said'capsL] Fig.3.is an'insi'de viewther'eoff" Fig. 4, is a, plan view offgone, offi the p'ieosl of materialfoff which the' body ofla pap similar to that shown in Figs. 2"and.3may befni'ade.l f 'Fi'g 5,i's a planvie'vv of-an'other 'stripofmate rial. used in the constructip pfi the body of] the cap. v

Fig. .6.is a fragmentary. section on the lineage-s Fig-2:. I v

Fig. 'Tis a transverse sectionvon thetline l'l of Fig. 6, showing. how' the material'lofwhich the body ofQthe cap ismade, is]- stitched "together.

Fig.8 isa similar view showing how the materialofiwhich the body of the cap is made, maybe cemented'together. I r Y v The. article of "eadgea'r ifljWhichis-showndh Figs.l2, 3', Gland? ofthe drawing. comprises-asap, proper. Ll -,Ia figure '1 2f mounted atop said} cap and a soundprbducing mechanism mounted within andwhich-is-made ofbut three'pieces of materiah,

iaste'ned'togetherand bound'a's" described; insuch manner as to constitute a cap ,andan enclosure for the sound-producing mechanism. The figure is-an. integral part o. the, capitself since;-the material'of which it is madeis but'an extension two of a duck and more particularly, a duolgshead wearing a hat: This cap-is-shovvn;worn bya girl in Fig. 1. A similar cap I5 is shown worn.

byaboyyinsaid-Fig. 1, but the figure lfiun -said cap simulates Humpty-Dumpty rather ;-tha;n -;t15ie head or a -duclz. Caps "Landv lfi areidenticai with the. sole exception that .gtheir respective figures aredissimilar. a r

The boys; cap I 5.;is. made of threepieces-01 material v properly.- sevved} or otherwise fastened together and bo'un'dfl'andl iruzluding the. sound-e. producing'me'chanism. One of these pieces of" sentation 23 of an egg and more particularly an egg having the facial features of Humpty- Dumpty.

Blank l1 and the two blanks 20 may be fastened together by joining them along their respective side edges. More specifically, side edge 2la of triangle 2! would be fastened to side edge 18a of triangle l8 and side edge 2!?) of triangle 2! would be fastened to side edge I912 of triangle I9. Taking an identical blank 20, side edge 2th of its triangle 2! would be fastened to side edge l 8b,of triangle l8 and side edge 2|a of its said triangle 2| would be fastened to side edge l9a of triangle l9.- The curved edges 22a of the two oval-shaped portions 22 would then be fastened together to form the figure. These several edges maybe sewed together as by means of stitching 30, or they may be cemented or welded togeth'er'as shown in Fig. 8. The method and means to.be"employed in fastening these several edges together'will be determined by the nature of the material which is involved and by the facilities which are available to the manufacturer. If desired, a binding such as binding 3! may be fastened t'oedges I80, I90, and 2lc of blanks l7 and 20. Stitching 32 may be employed for this purpose.

It will, of course, be understood that the soundproducing mechanism must be placed between the twooval-shaped portions 22 before they are sewed or otherwise fastened together. The soundproducing mechanism comprises three principal elements: the sound-producing mechanism proper 35, a rubber bulb or the like 36 for actuating said sound-producing mechanism, and a coil spring 31 for afiixing said sound-producing mechanism to the narrow neck portion. i 1a of blank H. The sound-producing mechanism 35 includes a tubular member 35a which fits into coil spring 31 and the rubber bulb 36 is simply mounted atop said tubular member. The spring may be fastened to the narrow neck portion Ila of blank I! by simply inserting said narrow neck portion into the space between two adjacent coils 37a. The rubber bulb will, of course, project upwardly to fill-out the space between the two oval-shaped portions 22 of blanks 20 and when the curved edges 22a of said oval-shaped portions are fastened together, a figure will thereby be produced which simulates Humpty-Dumpty. The two ovalshaped portions 22 may be squeezed together and then released to squeeze and then release the rub berbulb. When a current of air rushes out of or into-the rubber bulb by reason of its said flexing, the sound-producing mechanism will be actuated in conventional manner.

The foregoing is descriptive of cap 15 which is" shown in Fig. 1, but the same; remarks are equally applicable to cap I also shown in Fig. l. as well as in Figs. 2, 3, 6, and 7. As a matter of fact, the figures of Figs. 3, 6, and 7 are as applicable to cap as they are to cap Ill. The only important difference between the two caps is in the shape of the figure-producing portions 22 and 42. Portion 22 is. as has above been indicated, of oval shape. Portion 42, on the other hand, is shaped to simulate the head and hat of a duck in caricature. Screen-printed or otherwise produced on oval portion22 is a face or front view of the representation of Humpty-Dumpty. The same or a similar process may be employed to produce a profile view-of the head of a duck andia hat on portion 42. These figures and their views are, of

course, merely illustrative of the many ways in which the present invention may be executed.

The foregoing is descriptive of preferred forms of this invention, and as has already been indicated. these forms may be modified in many ways and other forms may be had, all within the broad scope and spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is:

1. An article of headgear having a figure extending from the top thereof, said headgear comprising four triangular portions which are stitched together along their contiguous sides, two of the oppositely positioned triangular por tions being made integral by a strip of material joining their upper ends, each of the other two" opposite triangular portions having an extension at the upper end which has been cut out to rep-' resent a designated configuration, the side edges of said respective configurations being secured together, triangular portions forming a bridge at the apex. a sound-producing mechanism supported by said bridge and completely enclosed within and obsoured by the figure resulting from-joining to gether the opposing side edges of the said extensions. v

2. An article of headgear, comprising a cap, a figure extendingfrom the top of said cap, and a sound-producing mechanism mounted within said figure, said cap being made of three pieces of material fastened together along their respective side edges, two of said pieces of material being of somewhat triangular shape with an extension projecting upwardly from the apex of said latter pieces and being shaped to the desired configuration thereby providing said figure, and enclosing the sound-producing mechanism between the two extensions, the third piece of said material being of hour-glass shape with its nar-' rowed central portion serving as a support for said sound-producing mechanism, said supporting portion bridging the base of said upwardly extending portions.

3. An article of headgear in accordance with claim 2, wherein the sound-producing mechanism is provided with a coil spring support and a portion of said third piece of material extends into the space between two adjacent coils of said coil spring to hold the sound-producing mechanism in place thereon.

MARTIN F. ROCKMORE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references file of this patent:

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